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Friday, April 29, 2011

-- Did anyone else feel like this week lasted for 6 months? Maybe it was all the rain? It has rained every single day here for the last 1,038﻿ days. Or something like that. And it's so cold I'm wearing a scarf and sweater. It's almost MAY! Enough already!

-- Speaking of May, only 14 days until I'm heading HERE to see THIS GIRL! Cannot wait! We are going to eat giant turkey legs, drink margaritas, do the whole JFK assassination thing (yeah, it's kinda morbid), try on wedding dresses for our imaginary weddings, boot scoot and bull ride, shop, watch Anne of Green Gables and do a doggie photo shoot. I'm not sure if a weekend is long enough, I might just have to move in.

-- Well, I missed the Royal Wedding. All of it. Slept right through it. I'm sad...yet well rested.

-- I did hot yoga (Bikram) for the first time in years last night and thought I was going to die. I forgot what an intense workout that is. It's also pretty disgusting when you think about it...so I'm trying not to think about it. I'm considering sneaking in the room early next time and hiding a couple air fresheners in there. For real.

-- I made soft pretzels (from Annie's Eats) with honey mustard dipping sauce (from Companion Bakery) for the whole department as an afternoon snack this week, in honor of Admin Assistants Day. They were SO good and SO easy to make. However, I failed to mention to anyone just how easy they were (and I might have even mentioned that I spent the evening slaving away in the kitchen over the stove), so they all continue to think I'm some baking goddess. I love that. :) Shhhhh.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Have you all heard of this website called I Heart Faces? It's a photography website that hosts weekly themed-photo contests. I've been following their blog for a while and love the idea (and really love all the awsome pictures they feature). I've been very tempted to enter on previous challenges, but never thought my pictures were good enough. However, this week's theme is "Pets" -- and I just so happen to have the cutest puppy on the face of the Earth, so, of course I feel like I have to enter! So without any further ado (and it was so hard to pick a favorite picture), here she is in all her jumping happy glory...Sage.

This picture just makes me so happy. :)

Head on over to I Heart Faces to see all the other animal and pet entries there!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Way back in February (seriously, how did it get to be mid-April already?), Ryan and I decided to go (ok, so really, I decided and forced him to take me) to a St. Louis Arch Rivals Roller Derby bout. Yes, ROLLER DERBY!! How freaking awesome is that?!

And what is more awesome than going to watch roller derby? I'll tell you...knowing one of the roller derby girls is more awesome! For real! Ok, so not really. Well, kinda really. Let me explain...

For about a year now, I've been Internet stalking friends with Courtney. You can read her hilarious blog HERE (although, it appears as though she has gone on an extended blogging hiatus - please start blogging again Courtney!). Courtney is a fellow lawyer and friends with a lot of my friends. How our paths have never crossed is a mystery to me because she's awesome, and I'm awesome. Naturally, we're destined to be besties.

Anywho, Courtney is a lawyer by day, but by night, she assumes the alter-ego of "Mayor Francis Slayer," co-captain and lead blocker for The Stunt Devils. Ever since I found this out, I have been dying to get to one of her roller derby bouts.

Finally, one fateful February evening, it was going to happen.

We got to the arena a little early and caught the tail end of the first bout - Rebel Skate Alliance vs. M-80's. This gave us some time to familiarize ourselves with the rules of the sport and have a couple beers, so we could really get into it.

I think one of the best parts of Roller Derby are the names. The first bout featured players like Stabby McCutcha, Chewblocka, Smarty McFly, Sue She, Science Friction, Badonka Bam and The Punctuator.